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Archduke Charles Leads a Charge at the Battle of Aspern-Essling
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Archduke Charles of Austria leads a pivotal charge during the Battle of Aspern-Essling (21-22 May 1809) that contributes to the Austrian victory. Painting by Johann Peter Krafft, circa early 19th century. Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna...
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Caricature of Charles Maurice Talleyrand-Périgord
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An 1815 caricature of Charles Maurice Talleyrand-Périgord (1754-1838), bishop of Autun. He is shown with six heads to reflect his ability to survive six regime changes in France.
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Portrait of Charles-Alexandre de Calonne
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Portrait of Charles-Alexandre de Calonne (1734-1802), Controller-General under King Louis XVI of France, oil on canvas, painted by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1784.
Royal Collection of the British royal family.
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Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne
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Portrait of Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (1727-1794), oil on canvas painting by an unknown artist, c. 1770-1794.
Palace of Versailles.
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War of the Fifth Coalition
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The War of the Fifth Coalition (1809) was a major conflict of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) that was fought primarily in Central Europe between the First French Empire and its client states against the Austrian Empire, supported by the...
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Causes of the Hundred Years' War
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The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) was an intermittent conflict fought between England and France that started when king Edward III of England (r. 1327-1377) squabbled with Philip VI of France (r. 1328-1350) over feudal rights concerning...
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Augsburg Confession
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The Augsburg Confession is the affirmation of faith of the Lutheran Church written by Philip Melanchthon (l. 1497-1560) and presented at the Diet of Augsburg in June 1530. The document attempted to reconcile differences between the Lutherans...
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Joan of Arc
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Joan of Arc (Jeanne D'Arc, l. c. 1412-1431 CE) was a medieval peasant who, claiming to receive visions from God, turned the tide of the Hundred Years' War in favor of a French victory. She was famously martyrd for standing by her claim of...
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Grand Remonstrance
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The Grand Remonstrance of 1641 was a list of grievances issued by Parliament against King Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649). It recorded what Parliament saw as the monarch's abuse of power, his illegal raising of taxes outside Parliament...
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Oliver Cromwell
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Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) was an accomplished cavalry commander, then head of Parliament's New Model Army, and finally Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The latter title was awarded to Cromwell for life after the bloody...